Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Collection: Congressional Research Service Reportshttp://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/CRSR/browse/?display=list&fq=str_location_country:Japan2015-01-27T19:40:46-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Collection: Congressional Research Service ReportsThe G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress2015-01-27T19:40:46-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc491359/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc491359/"><img alt="The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress" title="The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc491359/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future. The members of the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.</p>The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress2015-01-27T19:40:46-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc491454/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc491454/"><img alt="The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress" title="The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc491454/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the G-20, an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies among major advanced and emerging economies. Previous summits have, for example, focused on financial regulatory reform, global imbalances, funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), voting power of emerging economies in international financial institutions, and fossil fuel subsidies.</p>Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462029/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462029/"><img alt="Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests" title="Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462029/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This paper examines the prospects for Japan pursuing a nuclear weapons capability by assessing the existing technical infrastructure of its extensive civilian nuclear energy program. It explores the range of challenges that Japan would have to overcome to transform its current program into a military program. In addition, a range of legal and political restraints on Japan's development of nuclear weapons, including averse public and elite opinion, restrictive domestic laws and practices, and the negative diplomatic consequences of abandoning its traditional approach is analyzed.</p>Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462575/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462575/"><img alt="Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy" title="Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462575/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report analyzes how China, Japan, and South Korea's pursuits to bolster their energy security impacts U.S. interests. It also examines decisions being made by Asian states now that will significantly shape global affairs in the future, how these decisions might play out, and how Congress and the executive branch might play a role in those decisions.</p>U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462702/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462702/"><img alt="U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options" title="U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462702/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses issues regarding U.S.-Japan economic relations, since the economic condition of each nation can affect the world economy and a U.S.-Japan bilateral economic relationship could influence economic conditions in other countries. U.S. and Japanese leaders have several options on how to manage their relationship, including stronger reliance on the World Trade Organization; special bilateral negotiating frameworks and agreements; or a free trade agreement.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462769/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462769/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462769/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses issues regarding U.S.-Japan economic relations, since the economic condition of each nation can affect the world economy and a U.S.-Japan bilateral economic relationship could influence economic conditions in other countries. U.S. and Japanese leaders have several options on how to manage their relationship, including stronger reliance on the World Trade Organization; special bilateral negotiating frameworks and agreements; or a free trade agreement.</p>Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute: U.S. Treaty Obligations2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463190/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463190/"><img alt="Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute: U.S. Treaty Obligations" title="Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute: U.S. Treaty Obligations" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463190/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Since the mid-1990s, tensions have spiked periodically among Japan, China, and Taiwan over the disputed Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) islets in the East China Sea. Each time tensions erupt over the islets, questions have arisen concerning the U.S. relationship to the islets. This report focuses on that issue.</p>Japan's Possible Entry Into the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Implications2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462409/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462409/"><img alt="Japan's Possible Entry Into the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Implications" title="Japan's Possible Entry Into the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Implications" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462409/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the effects of the possible entry of Japan to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The TPP issue presents both risks and opportunities for the United States and Japan. On the one hand, it could reinvigorate an economic relationship that has remained steady but stagnant, by forcing the two countries to address long-standing, difficult issues, and allowing them to raise their relationship to a higher level. On the other hand, failure to do so could indicate that the underlying problems are too fundamental to overcome and could set back the relationship.</p>The U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa and the Futenma Base Controversy2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462421/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462421/"><img alt="The U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa and the Futenma Base Controversy" title="The U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa and the Futenma Base Controversy" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462421/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report provides background information on the U.S.-Japan alliance and discusses the politics of U.S. basing in Okinawa.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463350/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463350/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463350/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties. This report also discusses the general political atmosphere of Japan.</p>